Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-05-21

For the bhlLips5uEg uEEALD-l
. Pet 10: Text,
The Satisfaction OF the Bible.
Paul informs US that the taking away of all. or
any of the seven Christian graccs causes Spiritual
blindness, and forgetEuluess; then death The
Saviour in mis- address to a certain young man de
claIed; lone thing thou laczest.'r Naaman GER
taiuly lacked two things, the removal of his
leprosy; and the knowledge Of the true God. To
Lack means to be in need, to want. Ahasuerus,
the King who ruled over india and Ethiopia, said
to Esther his Queen, 'IThat wilt thou, and what
is thy request" Jesus said to q certain individual
''Wilt thou be made whole"
My friends, what need crowds in upon you to-
day, always remember that MY Cod shall SUD
ply all yOurneeds according to hisriches in glory.
Are yOu not aware my friends, that, .-Your Father
noweth what things ye have need The scribes
and Phursees, with all their morality, were lack
ing because they had Omitted the yycighter mat
tiers of the law, judgment mercy and faith They
lacked the very first foundation stone QEaith) of
spiritual life which must be ccmcutcd to Christ
who is the only foundation of siuucr's hope Of
Salvation.
We must have faith in Christ. Jesus, said, ..Ye
believe in God, believe also in me-" ssfIe that
5elieyeth ON the Son OF God hath the witness in
himself Hence, We must not only have faith in
I Christ but virtue Courage to defend him, and
his cause. We must also have knowledge Of his
saving power. Exercise temperance over our own
passions and appetites.
We must be possessed of patience for we are
| commanded by Christ. luke, 2l-10J SIN your
patience possess ye your souls" We must as,
New creatures in Christ Jesus, be CodIikc hay
ing forgiving spirit, be merciful, aGectionate,
! and interchangeable. This viii necessitate spirit Of
Charity, which is the clowuing sheaf OF all Christ
ian graces and the Apostle declares, he that
Iacketh these things, is blind; and cannot see afar
| or and hath forgotten thaI ha was pUrged from
I his ola sins Ii is evident il you lack these
/ things, yoH need them. 1t Is the purpose of the
/ enemy of God, and man, 70 blind mankind and de-
ceive him in regard TO his true condition and thus
rob God Of his glory, and man Of his peace and
happiness. Hence, Paul says, r Cor. 4, 81 But
IL our gospel be hid it is hid to them that are lost
In whom the God of tins world hath blinded the
minds Of them which believe not Il. lhe light Of
the glorious gospel OF Christ who is ne image of
God. should shine unto them.
| Those who lack these things are not only blind
/ but lost, What a loss. On how much We need
divine light, and IN extremity Jesus cries u
am the light Of the world This then is the rea-
son why men VIII not look % consequences that
ere remote. ''They are blind and cannot see afGI
on" They refuse to see the issues of life and
death. Thus the moderate drInker laughs at the
ghost of the future uruukafu ana MS own doom
and boastingly. and fearessly losses OF his glass
but wakens up some day TO the realization that he
is miserable slave to the passion for strong drink
Thus the voluptuary gives way to all the passions
Of his soul, while young and old keep sowing Il
the aesh, regardless of the harvest Of corruption
destruction and despair that is at last by them tc
be gathered.
"BIiId, shorJ-sighteG indeed
life of baroness nothing but waste.
s'Ah who shall thus the Master meet
And bring but WiLhered leaves
All, who shall at the sayiours feet,
Before the awful Judgment seat
Lay down for golden sheGvess
Nothing but leaves Nothing but leaves
For IL had been better Tor them not 10 have
known the way Of righteousness, than. after theI
have known it TO turn from the holy command
meut delivered unto them Therefore, '.Let hin
that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall
''And what say unto you say unto all watch =
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